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Organisation profile
Organisation profile
The Agronomy Institute (AI) opened at Orkney College UHI in 2002 and is a market-led Research Centre within the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI).
Our mission statement is:
To establish an internationally recognised centre for the research, development and promotion of temperate plants and their products which contributes significantly to the sustainable economic, social and environmental well-being of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland.
The Institute provides a research facility for the development of plants and plant-based products within UHI focussing particularly on the Highlands, Western Isles and the Northern Isles and runs major agronomy projects in Northern Scotland. These are in collaboration with a wide range of academic partners.
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Profiles
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Peter Martin
- Agronomy Institute - Director, Agronomy Institute
- UHI Orkney - Director, Agronomy Institute
Person: Academic Research Active
Projects
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Back to the future: Using ancient Bere barley landraces for a sustainable future
Martin, P., Russell, J., Wishart, J., Brown, L. K., Wallace, M., Iannetta, P. P. M. & George, T. S., 5 Aug 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Plants, People, Planet.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Climatic controls on the survival and loss of ancient types of barley on North Atlantic Islands
Martin, P., Brown, T. A., George, T. S., Gunnarson, B., Loader, N. J., Ross, P., Wishart, J. & Wilson, R., 28 Jan 2023, In: Climatic Change. 176, 2, p. 1-20 20 p., 4.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Heritage genetics for adaptation to marginal soils in barley
Schmidt, S. B., Brown, L. K., Booth, A., Wishart, J., Hedley, P. E., Martin, P., Husted, S., George, T. S. & Russell, J., 1 Feb 2023, In: Trends in Plant Science. Special Issue, Food Security, p. 1-8 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus)
Student theses
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Quantitative analysis of active compounds found in Arnica montana and Arnica chamissonis in relation to varied provenance, environmental and agronomic factors.
Author: Barron-Majerik, E., 3 Jul 2011Supervisor: Smith, M. (Supervisor), Martin, P. (Supervisor) & Gray, A. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by OU/Aberdeen)
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